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<p>The Welfare Reform Act 2012 abolished Social Fund Crisis Loans and Community Grants
from April 2013. The funding was passed over to local authorities in England and devolved
administrations in Scotland and Wales on a non-ringfenced basis, and with no statutory
duties attached.</p><p> </p><p>DWP provides a network of around 300 specialised work
coaches for the cross government Troubled Families Programme. These Troubled Families
Employment Advisers (TFEAs) support families across all local authority areas in England,
providing tailored, one to one employment and welfare support. TFEAs also upskill
local authorities and partners on employment matters.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is working
with all top tier local authorities in England to help them to address parental conflict,
which can harm children’s outcomes. 98% of local authorities have taken up our offer
of training for frontline practitioners and support for strategic leaders, to increase
local capability in addressing parental conflict.</p><p> </p>
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